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It is an honor today, one of the greatest honors I have had in Congress, to welcome Pastor Charles Jackson, Sr., of Brookland Baptist Church, West Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina. Pastor Jackson is a longtime family friend of…
I would like to thank the distinguished chairman of Oversight for his graciousness and leadership. Mr. Speaker, we have found consensus. Sweet, elusive consensus. We found it. Not in a final committee vote; that would be too much to ask…
Again I would like to thank the chairman of the full committee, the gentleman from California, for his leadership. It is instructive, it is informative, not to mention ironic, that there were opponents to the D.C. charter school system…
One of the reasons that public approval for our body is sometimes so historically low is we have a tendency to demagogue those with whom we disagree and we create false dichotomies. This bill is no more about the independence of the…
I thank the chairman. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 471, the Scholarship Opportunity and Results Act, and against the Norton amendment. Coming from South Carolina, for 8 years in the general assembly, we debated the positive…
All Americans have provided sympathy for the people of Japan due to the massive earthquake and tsunami, but I was grateful to learn last week at the Lexington Rotary Club, led by President Nick Pizzuti, that The Rotary Foundation is taking…
Today the House Republicans want to eliminate funding for NPR, some because they think the government shouldn't operate a news service and some because they think the reporting is biased. I believe they're wrong on both counts. Public…
Citizens who cherish fairness in the media are rejoicing that Jerry Bellune, editor emeritus of the Lexington County Chronicle, has been named Journalist of the Year. The coveted honor was announced March 5 at the South Carolina Press…
I would like to commend the efforts of Representative Jeb Hensarling for introducing H.R. 836, the Emergency Homeowner Relief Program Termination Act. This bill prevents $1 billion from being spent on this failed program. In the current…
The Washington Post is correct today by headlining ``Obama allows indefinite detention,'' citing ``Guantanamo Bay Order Marks Shift'' as the ``U.S. also plans to resume trials by military commissions.'' I would like to commend the…
As a new Congressman back in January, I was never prouder than when I took this floor to take part in reading the United States Constitution. That day, I brought with me to the podium a copy of the Constitution that I carry in my pocket…
Damian Paletta of the Wall Street Journal reported on the study by the Government Accountability Office revealing bloated budgets in government programs. The study examined a number of Federal agencies and found duplicative overlaps…
For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Polis), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the…
House Resolution 129 provides for consideration of H.R. 4, the Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011. If you are looking for a prime example of government regulation which, first, is an unnecessary intrusion on small…
We have heard a lot today about the cost and about taxes, about tax increases. We must be working from very different mathematical systems. They keep saying that we are raising taxes, and there is nothing further from the truth than the…
By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 129 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 129 Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order…
I thank the gentlelady for yielding me this time, and I want to thank her for organizing this Special Order in honor of Black History Month. But I want to take a few minutes to talk about the future. Last December, when faced with the…
Last week, I participated in a congressional delegation to visit troops and fact-find in Kuwait, Iraq, Bahrain, and Afghanistan. Immediately upon arrival, we were given an optimistic assessment of the region by Ambassador Deborah Jones in…